King my force in fight could frame To vanquish him now hauing met thus happily togither Though they are greed our combat rest decreed ere we came hither Are you that knight that did subdue Sir Samuel in field For which you had in recompence of vs that Golden Sheeld Clyo. I am that knight renowned Prince whose name is yet vnknowne And since I foyld Sir Samuel some prowesse I haue showne Queen Then as I gesse you are that Knight by that same sheeld you bear Which sometime was restored to health within our Pallace here By Neronis our daughter she betrayed by Norway king Clyo. I am that knight indeed O Queene whom she to health did bring Whose seruant euer I am bound wheresoeuer that she be Whose enemie O Queene is slaine pursuing her by me Queene Know you not where she abides Sir knight to vs declare Clyo. No certis would to Gods I did she should not liue in care But escaped from the Norway king I am assur'd she is Queene Well her absence was her fathers death which turnd to bale my blis Clyo. And till I find her out againe my toile no end shall haue Queene Alas he is nigh inough to her small toile the space doth craue King Well Sir knights since that you haue declar'd before me here The cause of this the grudge which you to each other beare I wish you both a while to pawse and to my words attend If Reason rest with you be sure Knights this quarell I will end Without the sheading any bloud betwixt you here in sight Clamydes wey you are nobly borne and will you then sir Knight Go hazard life so desperately I charge you both refraine Since for so smal a cause the strife doth grow betwixt you twaine And let him know your name sir knight and so your malice end Clyo. I haue vowed to the contrary which vowe I must defend King Well though so it be that you haue vowed your name shall not be knowne Yet not detracting this your vow your countrey may be showne And of what stocke by birth you bee Shift But Lady he is dashed now I see Clyo. Indeed this hath astond me much I cannot but confesse My country and my birth my state which plainly wil expresse My name for that vnto them all my state is not knowne King Sir knight of our demand from you againe what answere shall be showne Clyo. Of Denmarke noble Prince I am and son vnto the king King Why then sir Cliomon hight your name as rare report doth ring Clyo. It doth indeed so hight my name O Prince of high renowne I am the Prince of Denmarkes sonne and heire vnto the Crowne Clamy. And are you son to Denmarke king then do imbrace your frend Within whose heart here towards you all malice makes an end Who with your sister linked is in loue with loyall hart Clyo. And for her sake and for thine owne like friendship I impart King Well sir knights since friendship rests where rancor did remaine And that you are such friends become I certaine am right faine In hope you wil continue stil you shall to Court repaire And remaine if that you please awhile to rest you there Till time you haue decreed which way your iourney you will frame Both We yeeld you thanks beseeching Ioue still to augment your fame Exeunt Clamydes Well come my Clyomon let vs passe and as we iourne by way My most misfortunes vnto thee I wholly will bewray What hapned in my last affaires and for thy sisters sake Clyomon Well then Coeur d'acer come and waite your iourney you shall take And seeing thou art prepared and hast all things in readinesse Hast thee before to Denmarke with speedinesse And tell the King and the Queene that Clyomon their sonne In health and happie state to their court doth returne But in no wise to Iuliana say any thing of mee Curdaser I will not shew one word amisse contrary your decree Clamydes Well then my Clyomon to take our leaue to court let vs repare Clyomon As your friend and companyon Clamydes euery where Exit Neronis Oh heauens is this my louing knight whom I haue serud so lōg Now haue I tride his faithfull hart oh so my ioyes doth throng To thinke how fortune fauoreth me Nerones now be glad And praise the gods thy iourney now such good successe hath had To Denmarke will I hast with ioy my message to declare And tell the King how that his sonne doth homeward now repaire And more to make my ioyes abound fortune could neuer frame A finer meane to serue my turne then this for by the same I may vnto the Queene declare my state in secret wise As by the way I will recount how best I can deuise Now pack Nerones like a page hast hence lest thou be spide And tell thy maisters message there the gods my iourney guide Exit Enter King of Denmarke the Queene Iuliana two Lords King Come Lady Queene and daughter eke my Iuliana deare We muse that of your Knight as yet no newes againe you heare Which did aduenture for your loue the Serpent to subdue Iulia. O father the sending of that worthy knight my woful hart doth rue For that alas the furious force of his outragious might As I haue heard subdued hath full many a worthy knight And this last night O father past my mind was troubled sore Me thought in dreame I saw a Knight not knowne to me before Which did present to me the head of that same monster slaine But my Clamydes still in voyce me thought I heard complaine As one bereft of all his ioy now what this dreame doth signifie My simple skill will not suffice the truth thereof to specifie But sore I feare to contraries the exspect thereof will hap Which will in huge calamities my wofull corps bewrap For sending of so worthy a Prince as was Clamydes he To sup his dire destruction there for wretched loue of me Queene Tush daughter these but fancies be which run within your mind King Let them for to suppresse your ioyes no place of harbour find Lord O Princes let no dollors dant behold your Knight in place Iulia. Ah happie sight do I behold my knight Clamydes face Enter Bryan Sance foy with the head on his sword Bryan Wel I haue at last through trauell long atchiued my iourneys end Though Bryan yet Clamydes name I stoutly must defend Ah happie sight the King and Queene with daughter in like case I do behold to them I will present my selfe in place The mightie Gods renowmed King thy princely state maintaine King Sir Clamydes most welcome sure you are to court againe Bryan O Princes lo my promise here performed thou maist see The Serpents head by me subdude I do present to thee Before thy fathers royall grace Iulia. My Clamydes do embrace Thy Iuliana whose hart thou hast till vitall race be runne Sith for her sake so venturously this deed by thee was done
THE HISTORIE OF the two valiant Knights Syr Clyomon Knight of the Golden Sheeld sonne to the King of Denmarke And Clamydes the white Knight sonne to the King of Suauia As it hath bene sundry times Acted by her Maiesties Players VIRESSIT VVLNERE VERITAS LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede 1599 The Prologue AS lately lifting vp the leaues of worthy writers workes Wherein the Noble acts and deeds of many hidden lurks Our Author he hath found the Glasse of glory shining bright Wherein their liues are to be seene which honour did delight To be a Lanthorne vnto those which dayly do desire Apollos Garland by desert in time for to aspire Wherein the froward chances oft of Fortune you shall see Wherein the chearefull countenance of good successes bee Wherein true Louers findeth ioy with hugie heapes of care Wherein as well as famous facts 〈◊〉 placed are Wherein the iust reward of both is manifestly showne That vertue from the roote of vice might openly be knowne And doubting nought right Courteous all in your accustomed woont And gentle eares our Author he is prest to bide the brunt Of bablers tongues to whom he thinks as frustrate all his toile As peereles taste to filthy Swine which in the mire doth moile Well what he hath done for your delight he gaue not me in charge The Actors come who shall expresse the same to you at large THE HISTORIE OF Sir Clyomon Knight of the golden Sheeld son to the King of Denmark And Clamydes the white Knight sonne to the King of Swauia Enter Clamydes CLamy. As to the wearie wādring wights whom waltring waues 〈◊〉 No greater ioy of ioyes may be then when from out the Ocean They may behold the Altitude of Billowes to abate For to obserue the Longitude of Seas in former rate And hauing then the latitude of Sea-roome for to passe Their ioy is greater through the griefe then erst before it was So likewise I Clamydes Prince of Swauia Noble soyle Bringing my Barke to Denmarke here to bide the bitter broyle And beating blowes of Billowes high while raging stormes did last My griefes was greater then might be but tempests ouerpast Such gentle calmes ensued hath as makes my ioyes more Through terror of the former feare then erst it was before So that I sit in safetie as Sea-man vnder shrowdes When he perceiues the stormes be past through vanquishing of Clowdes For why the doubtfull care that draue me off in daunger to preuaile Is dasht through bearing lesser braine and keeping vnder saile So that I haue through trauell long at last possest the place Whereas my Barke in harbour safe doth pleasures great embrace And hath such license limited as heart can seeme to aske To go and come of custome free or any other taske I meane by Iuliana she that blaze of bewties breeding And for her noble gifts of grace all other dames exceeding Shee hath from bondage set me free and freed yet still bound To her aboue all other Dames that liues vpon the ground For had not she bene mercifull my ship had rusht on Rocks And so decayed amids the stormes through force of clubbish knocks But when she saw the daunger great where subiect I did stand In bringing of my silly Barke full fraught from out my land She like a meeke and modest Dame what should I else say more Did me permit with full consent to land vpon her shore Vpon true promise that I would here faithfull still remaine And that performe which she had vowed for those that should obtaine Her princely person to possesse which thing to know I stay And then aduenturously for her to passe vpon my way Loe where she comes ah peereles Dame my Iuliana deare Enter Iuliana with a white Sheeld Iuliana My Clamydes of troth Sir Prince to make you stay thus here I profer too much iniurie that 's doubtlesse on my part But let it no occasion giue to breede within your hart Mistrust that I should forge or faine with you my Loue in ought Clamy. No Lady touching you in me doth lodge no such a thought But thankes for your great curtesie that would so friendly heere In mids of miserie receiue a forraine straunger meere But Lady say what is your will that it I may perstand Iulia. Sir Prince vpon a vow who spowseth me must needsly take in hand The flying Serpent for to sley which in the Forrest is That of strange maruels beareth name which Serpent doth not mis By dayly vse from euery coast that is adyacent there To fetch a Virgin maide or wife or else some Lady faire To feed his hungrie panch withall if case he can them take His nature loe it onely is of women spoyle to make Which thing no doubt did daunt me much and made me vow indeed Who should espouse me for his wife should bring to me his head Whereto my father willingly did giue his like consent Lo Sir Clamydes now you know what is my whole intent And if you will as I haue said for me this trauell take That I am yours with heart and mind your full account do make Cla. Ah Lady if case these trauels should surmount the trauels whereby came Vnto the worthies of the world such noble brute and fame Yea though the dangers should surpasse stout Hercules his toyle Who fearing nought the dogged feend sterne Serbarus did foyle Take here my hand if life and limbe the liuing Gods do lend To purchase thee the dearest drop of bloud my heart shall spend And therefore Lady lincke with me thy loyall heart for aye For I am thine til fates vntwine of vital life the stay Protesting here if Gods assist the Serpent for to kil Iuli. Then shalt thou of all women win the heart and great good wil And me possesse for spowsed wife who in election am To haue the Crowne of Denmarke here as heire vnto the same For why no children hath my fire besides mee but one other And he indeed is heire before for that he is my brother And Clyomon so hight his name but where he doth remaine Vnto my Parents is vnknowne for once he did obtaine Their good wills for to go abroad a while to spend his daies In purchasing through actiue deeds both honour laud and praise Whereby he might deserue to haue the order of a Knight But this omitting vnto thee Clamydes here I plight My faith and troth if what is said by me thou dost performe Clamy. If not be sure O Lady with my life I neuer will returne Iuli. Then as thou seemest in thine attire a Virgins Knight to be Take thou this Sheeld likewise of white and beare thy name by me The white Knight of the Siluer Sheeld to eleuate thy praise Clamy. O Lady as your pleasure is I shall at all assayes Endeuour my good will to win if Mars do send me might Such honour as your grace with ioy shall welcome home your Knight Iuli. Then farewell my deare Clamydes the gods
of this Why belike he is some runnagate that will not show his name Ah why should I this allegate he is of noble fame Why dost thou not expresse thy loue to him Neronis then Because shamefastnesse and womanhood bids vs not seeke to men Ah carefull Dame loe thus I stand as t were one in a trance And lacketh boldnesse for to speake which should my words aduance The knight of the Golden Sheeld it is to whom a thrall I am Whom I to health restored haue since that to court he cam And now he is prest to passe againe vpon his wearie way Vnto the Court of Alexander yet hath he broke his day As he to me the whole exprest ah sight that doth me greeue Loe where he comes to passe away of me to take his leaue Enter Clyomon Clyo. Who hath more cause to praise the Gods then I whose state deplored Through phisicke and Neronis helpe to health am now restored Whose feruent thrall I am become yet vrgent causes dooth Constraine me for to keepe it close and not to put in proofe What I might do to winne her loue as first my oath and vow In keeping of my name vnknowne which she will not allow If I should seeme to breake my minde being a Princes borne To yeeld her loue to one vnknowne I know shee le thinke it scorne Besides here longer in this Court alas I may not stay Although that with Clamydes he I haue not kept my day Least this he should suppose in me for cowardlinesse of hart To seeke him out elsewhere I will from out this Land depart Yet though vnto Neronis she I may not shew my mind A faithfull heart when I am gone with her I leaue behind Whose bountiousnesse I here haue felt but since I may not stay I will to take my leaue of her before I passe away Loe where she walkes O Princesse well met why are you here so sad Ne. Good cause I haue since pleasures passe the which shuld make me glad Clyo. What you should meane O Princesse deare hereby I do not know Nero. Then listen to my talke a while Sir Knight and I will show If case you will reaunswere me my question to obsolue The which propound within my mind doth oftentimes reuolue Clyo. I will O Princes answere you as aptly as I may Nero. Well then Sir Knight apply your cares and listen what I say A ship that stormes had tossed long amidst the mounting waues Where harbour none was to be had fell Fortune so depraues Through ill successe that ship of hope that Ancors hold doth faile Yet at the last shee s driuen to land with broken Mast and saile And through the force of furious wind and Billowes bounsing blowes She is a simple shipwracke made in euery point God knowes Now this same ship by chance being found the finders take such paine That fit to saile vpon the Seas they rig her vp againe And where she was through storms sore shakt they make her whole soūd Now answere me directly here vpon this my propound If this same ship thus rent and torne being brought in former rate Should not supply the finders true to profit his estate In what she might Clyo. Herein a right I will O Princesse as I may directly answere you This ship thus found I put the case it hath an owner now Which owner shall sufficiently content the finders charge And haue againe to serue his vse his ship his boate or barge The ship then cannot serue the turne of finders this is plaine If case the owner do content or pay him for his paine But otherwise if none lay claime nor seeme that ship to stay Then is it requisit it should the finders paines repay For such endeuour as it is to serue for his behoofe Nero. What owner truly that it hath I haue no certaine proofe Clyo. Then can I not define thereof but thus I wish it were That you would me accept to be that ship O Lady faire And you the finder then it should be needlesse for to mooue If I the ship of dutie ought to serue at your behooue Nero. Thou art the ship O worthy Knight so shiuered found by mee Clyo. And owner haue I none deare dame I yeeld me whole to thee For as this ship I must confesse that was a shipwrack made Thou hast restored me vnto health whom sicknesse causd to vade For which I yeeld O Princesse deare at pleasure thine to be If your grace O noble Dame will so accept of me Nero. If case I will what haue you showne Clyo. Because I am to you vnknowne Nero. Your fame importeth what you be Clyo. You may your pleasure say of me Nero. What I haue said due proofe do showe Clyo. Well Lady deare to thee I owe More seruice then of dutie I am able to professe For that thou didst preserue my life amidst my deepe distresse But at this time I may not stay O Lady here with thee Thou knowest the cause but this I vow within three score dayes to bee If destinie restraine me not at Court with thee againe Protesting whilest that life doth last thine faithfull to remaine Nero. And is there then no remedie but needs you will depart Clyo. No Princesse for a certaintie but here I leaue my hart In gage with thee till my returne which as I said shall be Nero. Well sith no perswasion may preuaile this Iewell take of me And keepe it alwayes for my sake Clyo. Of it a deare account I le make yet let vs part deare Dame with ioy And to do the same I will my selfe imploy Nero. Well now adieu till thy returne the Gods thy iourney guide Exit Clyo. And happily in absence mine for thee deare Dame prouide Ah Clyomon let dolours die driue daunts from out thy mind Since in the sight of Fortune now such fauour thou dost find As for to haue the loue of her whom thou didst sooner judge Would haue denied thy loyaltie and gainst thy good will grudge But that I may here keepe my day you sacred Gods prouide Most happie fate vnto my state and thus my iourney guide The which I tempt to take in hand Clamydes for to meete That the whole cause of my first let to him I may repeate So shall I seeme for to excuse my selfe in way of right And not be counted of my foe a false periured Knight Exit Enter Thrasellus King of Norway two Lords Thra. Where deepe desire hath taken roote my Lords alas you see How that perswasion 〈◊〉 not if contrarie it be Vnto the first expected hope where fancie hath take place And vaine it is for to withdraw by counsell in that case The mind who with affection is to one onely thing affected The which may not till dint of death from them be sure reiected You know my Lords through fame what force of loue hath taken place Within my breast as touching now Neronis noble grace Daughter to Patranius King
our home returne wee le make My Lords therefore do keepe your way 1. Lo. As it please your grace we shall obey But behold Madame what wofull wight here in our way before As seemeth very sicke to me doth lie vpon the shore Nero. My Lords le ts know the cause of greefe whereof he is oppressed That if he be a knight it may by some meanes be redressed Faire sir well met why lie you here what is your cause of griefe Clyo. O Lady sicknesse by the Sea hath me opprest in briefe Nero. Of truth my Lords his countenance bewrayes him for to bee In health of valiant heart and mind and eke of hye degree 2. Lo. It doth no lesse then so import O Princes as you say Nero. Of whence are you or what 's your name you wander forth this way Clyo. Of small valure O Lady faire alas my name it is And for not telling of the same hath brought me vnto this Nero. Why for what cause sir Knight shuld you not expresse your name Clyo. Because O Lady I haue vowed contrary to the same But where I trauell Lady faire in Citie Towne or field I am called and do beare by name the knight of the Golden Shield Ne. Are you that knight of the Goldē sheeld of whom such fame doth go Clyo. I am that selfe same knight faire dame as here my Sheeld doth sho Nero. Ah worthy then of helpe indeed my Lords assist I pray And to my lodging in the court see that you him conuey For certainly within my minde his state is much deplored But do dispaire in nought sir knight for you shall be restored If Phisicke may your greefe redresse for I Neronis loe Daughter to Patranius king for that which fame doth shoe Vpon your acts will be your friend as after you shall proue 1. Lo. In doing so you shall haue need of mightie loue aboue Clyo. O Princes if I euer be to health restord againe Your faithfull seruant day and night I vow here to remaine Nero. Well my Lords come after me do bring him I require Ambo We shall O Princes willingly accomplish your desire Exeunt Enter Bryan sance foy hauing Clamydes his apparell on his Sheeld and the Serpents head Bry. Ah sirrah now is the ten dayes full expired wherein Clamydes he Shall wake out of his charmed sleepe as shortly you shall see But here I haue what I desired his Sheeld his coat and head To Denmarke will I straight prepare and there present with speed The same to Iulianas grace as in Clamydes name Whereby I am assur'd I shall enioy that noble Dame For why Clamydes he is safe for euer being free And vnto knowledge is he left here garded for to bee But no man knowes of my pretents ne whither I am gone For secretly from Castle I haue stolne this night alone In this order as you see in the attire of a noble knight But yet poore Bryan still thy heart holds courage in despight Well yet the old prouerbe to disproue I purpose to begin Which alwayes sayth that cowardly hearts faire Ladies neuer win Shall I not Iulianas win and who hath a cowardlyer hart Yet for to brag and boast it out I le will none take my part For I can sooke both grim and fierce as though I were of might And yet three Frogs out of a bush my heart did so affright That I fell dead almost therewith well cowardly as I am Farewell Forrest for now I will in knight Clamydes name To Denmarke to present this head to Iuliana bright Who shall cowardly dastard wed in steed of a worthy knight Exit Enter Shift with sword and target Shift Be your leaue I came vp so early this morning that I cannot see my way I am sure it s scarce yet in the breake of the day But you muse I am sure wherefore these weapons I bring Well listen vnto my tale and you shall know euery thing Because I played the shifting knaue to saue my selfe from harme And by my procurement my maister was brought in this charme The ten dayes are exspir'd and this morning he shall awake And now like a craftie knaue to the prison my way will I take With these same weapons as though I would fight to set him free Which will giue occasion that he shall mistrust there was no deceit in mee And hauing the charge of him here vnder Bryan sance foy I le open the prison doores and make as though I did imploy To do it by force through good will and onely for his sake Then shall Clamydes being at liberty the weapons of me take And set vpon Bryan and all his men now that they are a sleepe And so be reuenged for that he did him keepe By charme in this order so shall they both deceiued be And yet vpon neither part mistrust towards me Well neere to the prison I le draw to see if he be awake Harke harke this same is he that his lamentation doth make Clamydes in prison Ah fatall hap where am I wretch in what distressed cace Be reft of Tyro head and sheeld not knowing in what place My body is ah heauenly gods was ere such strangenes seene What do I dreame or am I still within the forrest greene Dreame no no alas I dreame not I my senses all do faile The strangenes of this cruell hap doth make my hart to quaile Clamydes ah by fortune she what froward luck and fate Most cruelly assigned is vnto thy noble state Where should I be or in what place hath desteny assignd My sely corps for want of foode and comfort to be pind Ah farewell hope of purchasing my lady since is lost The Serpents head whereby I should possesse that iewell most Ah farewell hope of honour eke now shall I breake my day Before king Alexanders grace whereon my faith doth stay And shall I be found a faithlesse Knight fye on fell fortune she Which hath her wheele of froward chance thus whirled back on me Ah farewell King of Swauia land ah farewell Denmarke dame Farewell thou Knight of the golden Sheeld to thee shall rest all fame To me this direfull desteny to thee I know renowne To me the blast of ignomy to thee dame honours crowne Ah hatefull hap what shall I say I see the gods hath signed Through cruelty my carefull corps in prison to be pined And nought alas amates me so but that I know not where I am Nor how into this dolefull place my wofull body came Shift Alas good Clamydes in what an admiration is he Not knowing in what place his body should be Clamy. Who nameth poore Clamydes there reply to him againe Shift An t shall please you I am your seruant Knowledge which in a thousand woes for you remaine Clamy. Ah Knowledge where am I declare and be briefe Shift Where are you faith euen in the Castle of that false theefe Bryan sance foy against whome to fight and set you
rage At the last very scacely in at a chamber I did pry Where the Queene with other Ladyes very busy I did spy Decking vp a strange Lady very gallant and gay To bring her here in presence as in court I heard say Clyomon A strange Lady Knowledge of whence is she canst thou tell me Knowledge Not I an t shall please you but anon you shall see For lo where the Lady with your mother doth come Clyomon Then straightway my duty to her grace shal be done The mighty Gods preserue your state O Queene and mother deare Hoping your blessing I haue had though absent many a yeare Enter Queene My Clyomon thy sight my son doth make thy aged mother glad Whose absence long and many a yeare hath made thy pensiue parents sad And more to let thee know my sonne that I do loue and tender thee I haue here for thy welcome home a present which I le giue to thee This Lady though she be vnknowne refuse her not for sure her state Deserues a Princes sonne to wed and therefore take her for thy more Clyomon O noble Queene and mother deere I thanke you for your great good will But I am otherwise bestowd and sure I must my oath fulfill And so I mind if gods to fore on such decree I meane to pause For sure I must of force deny my noble father knowes the cause King Indeed my Queene this much he told he lou'd a Lady since he went Who hath his hart and euer shall and none but her to loue he 'is bent Clyomon So did I say and so I wil no beawties blaze no glistering wight Can cause me to forget her loue to whom my faith I first did plight Nerones Why are you so straight lac't sir Knight to cast a Lady off so coy Turne once againe and looke on me perhaps my sight may bring you ioy Clyo. Bring ioy to me alas which way no Ladies looks cā make me glad Nero. Then were my recōpence but small to quit my paine for you I had Wherefore sir knight do wey my words set not so light the loue I show But when you haue bethought your selfe you wil recant and turne I know Queene My Clyomon refuse her not she is and must thy Lady be Clyo. If otherwise my mind be bent I trust your grace will pardon me Nero. Wel then I see t is time to speake sir knight let me one questiō craue Say on your mind Where is that Lady now become to whom your plighted faith you gaue Clyo. Nay if I could absolue that doubt then were my mind at ease Nero. Were you not brought to health by her whē you came sick once of the seas Cly. Yea sure I must cōfesse a truth she did restore my health to me For which good deed I rest her owne in hope one day her face to see Nero. But did you not promise her to returne to see her at a certaine day And ere you came that to performe the Norway King stole her away And so your Lady there you lost Clyomon All this I graunt but to his cost For stealing her against her will this hand of mine bereft his life Ne. Now sure sir knight you serud him wel to reach him know an other 〈◊〉 wife But yet once more sir Knight replie the truth I craue to vnderstand In Forrest once who gaue you drink whereas you stood with sword in hād Fearing least some had you pursude for slaying of your enemie Cly. That did a sillie shepheards boy which there I tooke my Page to be Nero. And what is of that Page become remains he with you yea or no Clyo. I sent him hither ere I came because the King and Queene should know That I in health returned was but since I neuer saw him Ne. And sure he stands not far from hence though now you do not know him Clyo. 〈…〉 from hence where might he be Nero. Of troth Sir Knight my selfe am he I bought your message the King as here the Queene can testifie I gaue you drinke in Forrest sure when you with drought were like to die I found you once vpon the shore full sicke when as you came from seas I bought you home to fathers Court I sought al means your mind to pleas And 〈◊〉 was that all this while haue waighted like a Page on thee 〈◊〉 hoping for to 〈…〉 might discouer mee And so by hap at last I did I thanke your mothers noble grace 〈…〉 me courteously when I had told her all my case And now let this suffice my deare I am Neronis whom you see Who 〈…〉 gone before and since I met with thee Clyo. 〈…〉 fight O words more worth then gold 〈◊〉 O my 〈…〉 armes I here vnfold To clasp thy comely corps withall twice welcome to thy knight Nero. And I enioyfull am no doubt my Clyomon of thy happie sight Clyo. 〈◊〉 my assured friend lo how Dame Fortune fauoureth mee This is 〈◊〉 my deare loue whose face so long I wisht to see Clamy. My Clyomon I am as glad as you your selfe to see this day Ki. Well daughter though a stranger yet welcome to Court as I may say Queene And Lady as welcome vnto me as if thou wert mine onely child Nero. For this your gracious curtesie I thanke you noble Princes mild 〈◊〉 Though strange and vnacquainted yet do make account you welcome are Your nuptiall day as well as mine I know my father will prepare King Yes we are prest your nuptiall day with daughter ours to see As well as Clyomons our sonne with this his Lady faire Come therefore to our Court that we the same may soone prepare For we are prest throughout our land for all our Peeres to send Omnes Thy pleasure most renowned King thy seruants shall attend FINIS